Chapter 1 When Was I Targeted?

“System, tell me honestly, when was I targeted…” Xu Que asked mournfully, truly feeling like he was about to die before even accomplishing anything.

“Ding! You’ve only just been targeted. That existence is merely slightly interested in you,” the System explained, thinking it couldn't possibly tell Xu Que that it had only vaguely sensed the prying gaze. A System had to maintain its dignity.

“I…” Xu Que raged silently, then glared coldly at the dozen or so Golden Core Stage seven or eight level cultivators opposite him.

Seeing their gazes as if he were an idiot, and with a bellyful of anger with nowhere to vent, he couldn't help but roar, “What are you looking at? Come over here and die!”

If it weren't for you bastards, would I be in this situation? I just wanted to show off a little, who knew I’d be targeted, and by a being the System even called powerful.

“Skin him alive and throw him to the dogs!”

At that moment, the leader of the group opposite waved his hand and casually ordered his subordinates, then turned his gaze towards the swamp, no longer sparing Xu Que and the six disciples of the Taiyi Sect a second glance.

Xu Que was displeased. He curled his lip and pulled a spear, two flying swords, and two longbows from his System storage.

With a "clang," he threw them on the ground and said lightly, “Just now, I ran into five blind guys on the road who claimed to be from the Blood Sea Sect. Guess what happened? They were directly killed by our Exploding Heavens Faction.”

In the void, Jiang Xuan smiled knowingly upon hearing the words Exploding Heavens Faction. This was the start of a legend!

“Huh? This guy has a storage ring!”

However, the people from the Blood Sea Sect were not interested in the spear and longbow at all. Instead, they focused their attention on Xu Que, their faces revealing greed.

Clearly, his act of summoning items from thin air had misled these people. The leader, “Young Master Song,” turned his gaze back to Xu Que. A storage ring was a treasure! He didn't expect this seemingly foolish fellow to possess such a thing.

“We, the Blood Sea Sect, have countless members. What does it matter if five die? It’s just that you, a nobody, dared to deliver yourself to our doorstep,” Young Master Song sneered, dismissing Xu Que's words.

“Then why don't you consider why I dared to come alone? Let me tell you the truth, this place is already surrounded by our Exploding Heavens Faction. The wise thing for you to do is lay down your weapons and surrender.”

Xu Que said with an air of fearlessness. He had thought of a good idea. Since he was already being targeted, why not struggle a bit and maybe even earn some B-Points?

The group opposite was startled and constantly looked around, sensing in all directions.

“You’re the first to dare to play tricks on the Blood Sea Sect.”

Young Master Song of the Blood Sea Sect shouted. Within a radius of dozens of miles, there were only twenty or so of them. Where would a surrounding force come from?

“This bastard is playing with us!”

“Damn it, he's courting death!”

“Catch him and let him know the might of the Blood Sea Sect!”

The Blood Sea Sect disciples were enraged. More than a dozen of them, Golden Core Stage seven or eight level cultivators, had been bluffed by a Golden Core Stage three level cultivator. If word got out, they wouldn't be able to show their faces anymore.

“If you want to fight, then fight! Too much nonsense!”

Xu Que shouted, immediately gripping the Xuan Heavy Ruler like Xiao Yan and charging directly towards the Blood Sea Sect, afraid that someone would steal his kills.

The others almost spat out a mouthful of blood. It was clearly you who had been talking nonsense all along; what did it have to do with them?

The six cultivators who had been chased by the Blood Sea Sect were even more dizzy. Why did this guy just charge forward? The opponents were all at a higher level than him!

However, everyone was stunned the next moment. They saw Xu Que turn into lightning, rushing to the front of the Blood Sea Sect members. With a wave of the Xuan Heavy Ruler, a large expanse of phantoms materialized.

"Bang!"

An invisible wave of air exploded. Immediately afterward, several Golden Core Stage cultivators from the Blood Sea Sect were sent flying, their bodies breaking several large trees before finally crashing to the ground. They didn't even utter a groan before dying.

Jiang Xuan, watching from the void, found it amusing. Xiao Yan's Three Thousand Lightning Movement. Although Xu Que was only using a pirated version, it was indeed a powerful technique for the cultivators of the Five Elements Mountain who had never seen much of the world.

Therefore, both sides were startled by this scene. They opened their mouths wide, and their gazes towards Xu Que changed, filled with horror and terror, as if they were looking at a monster.

“Ding, congratulations to host Xu Que for successfully acting tough, rewarding 60 B-Points…”

“Ding, congratulations to host Xu Que for killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator, gaining 50,000 experience and one Golden Core…”

…

Xu Que was somewhat displeased, because although he had earned B-Points, experience, and Golden Cores, he had not achieved his goal. He had only gained a few dozen B-Points, unlike before, when he had earned 300,000 B-Points just by being noticed.

“Ding, consuming six Golden Cores, gaining 300,000 experience.”

“Ding, congratulations to host Xu Que for successfully leveling up, current realm: Golden Core Stage fourth level.”

“Awesome! Continue!”

Xu Que laughed heartily, gripping the Xuan Heavy Ruler and charging towards the Blood Sea Sect members who were still stunned in place, their faces full of horror.

On the other side, Jiang Xuan watched Xu Que display his divine might with great interest. Of course, what interested him now was the System.

“Plundering the origin power of the dead to support Xu Que's growth… It can be said that Xu Que will never have to worry about energy in the future. Moreover, it contains treasures, daos, and methods from the myriad realms…”

Although Jiang Xuan was far from being able to reach the level of this System, he had seen many similar ones in his previous life, so he knew a little about its mysteries. Being able to create laws and treasures from the myriad realms out of thin air was indeed extraordinary. In his opinion, the creator of this acting-tough System must also be a powerful being capable of traversing the heavens.

“I wonder if I can find a bug in this System…”

Jiang Xuan thought. The acting-tough System contained the laws and methods of the myriad realms. If he could find a bug, he could completely capture cultivators with extraordinary power and have Xu Que constantly act tough in front of them, madly刷刷刷B-Points, and frantically buy cultivation techniques and secret arts!

However, there was no need to rush this. Xu Que's System level was too low, and the items he exchanged were all pirated, or rather, simplified versions of the originals, which were of little use to Jiang Xuan.

But it was undeniable that the acting-tough System was definitely a great treasure. If used properly, it could be used to刷cultivation techniques and secret arts in the future.

Just thinking of the Nine Secrets, He Transforms into the Great Freedom, the Ultimate Sword Dao, the Divine Elephant Suppresses Hell Strength, the Son of Heaven God Sealing Art, the Three Thousand Great Daos, and other supreme methods, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but feel expectant.

“I can try it later, as for now…”

Jiang Xuan didn't know what he was thinking about, his eyes flickering. Just then, Xu Que had already dealt with the people from the Blood Sea Sect. Now, only Young Master Song and his two servants were left.

“Hey, is this all the people the Blood Sea Sect has? Can you call some more people over? It’s more lively with more people,” Xu Que said with emotion, sounding as if he hadn't had enough fun. Even the Taiyi Sect disciples who were being chased nearly spat out a mouthful of blood upon hearing his words.

Several of them hurriedly said, “Senior… Senior, let’s just leave it at that.”

“That’s right, Senior. The Blood Sea Sect is not something we can afford to provoke. Let’s retreat first…”

Xu Que glared at them, “Retreat? What retreat? What’s so scary about the mere Blood Sea Sect? You’re not allowed to leave either. Stay here and watch me act… cough, watch me teach the Blood Sea Sect a lesson!”

The Taiyi Sect disciples all wore mournful expressions. They had thought Xu Que was a chivalrous expert, but they didn't expect him to be a madman.

After killing so many people from the Blood Sea Sect, instead of running, he even took the initiative to let the other party call for reinforcements. Who was so crazy?

It should be known that the Blood Sea Sect had eight Nascent Soul Stage experts guarding it. Although Xu Que was powerful, he was ultimately only at the Golden Core Stage. If he encountered a Nascent Soul Stage expert, wouldn't he still end up dead without a burial ground?

Young Master Song of the Blood Sea Sect also looked over coldly, glaring at Xu Que and saying, “Boy, which road are you from? You dare to provoke our Blood Sea Sect; are you tired of living?”

Xu Que glared back and cursed, “I don't care about your damn Blood Sea Sect. You dare to provoke our Exploding Heavens Faction; it’s you who are tired of living.”

“What kind of faction is the Exploding Heavens Faction?” Young Master Song said angrily. Their Blood Sea Sect could be considered a local tyrant in this area, but he had never heard of any Exploding Heavens Faction.

However, upon hearing this, Xu Que wore a contemptuous expression and then said, “You don't even know about the Exploding Heavens Faction? How dare you come out to play? It's the狂拽酷炫吊炸天 Faction!” (kuang zhuaiku xuan diao zha tian - cool, domineering, and exploding heavens)

What狂什么酷什么吊炸天 Faction? What kind of name was that? Did such a faction even exist? Everyone present was immediately confused, looking at each other, but no one knew of this faction.

Young Master Song was also stunned for a moment, then he realized that the boy in front of him must be playing with them. With his status, Xu Que was the first to dare to play with him like this.

But thinking of this person's powerful strength, Young Master Song's face was also ashen. He stared at Xu Que with his eyes and asked in a deep voice, “Who… Who exactly are you?”

“Heh! I don’t change my name or my family name; I am Xiao Yan, also known as Dugu Qiubai!” Xu Que narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly.

“Xiao Yan? Dugu Qiubai?” Young Master Song thought with slight doubt, realizing that he had never heard of this name at all. He then asked, “Why are you making trouble with my Blood Sea Sect?”

“When did I make trouble with you?”

“Then tell me, what is this?” Young Master Song pointed to the pile of Blood Sea Sect members' corpses, suppressing his anger as he asked.

Xu Que blinked his eyes and smiled slightly, “Didn't I say? I'm here to rob. It's normal for there to be casualties during a robbery!”

“…”

The leader of the Blood Sea Sect, Young Master Song, clenched his fists tightly, the veins on his arms popping out. His face was ashen as he laughed angrily, “Good, very good. Since the founding of my Blood Sea Sect, we have never been humiliated like this before. You are definitely the first, and also the last!”

“I really didn't humiliate you. However, it's good that you're angry. Quickly call more people over; the more, the better,” Xu Que said with a glint in his eyes.

He had already advanced to the fifth level of the Golden Core Stage after killing those people. If the Blood Sea Sect could send another hundred or so people, maybe he could directly sprint to the completion of the Golden Core Stage today.

He could also earn another wave of B-Points, and maybe even get that powerful being to look at him a few more times, and he could earn even more. Then, he could upgrade his equipment, become stronger, and then happily act tough again.

Therefore, he really hoped that the other party would quickly call for people.